<em>Curved Knife</em>, ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 1/2 × 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (6.4 × 1 × 17.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.83E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.83E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

Curved Knife

Medium: Flint

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 2 1/2 × 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (6.4 × 1 × 17.7 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 37.83E

Image: 37.83E_NegA_SL4.jpg,unedited master file

Catalogue Description:
Bifacially worked flint knife. The knife is lenticular in section with rounded tip, and convexly curved cutting edge. The handle is roughly crescent- shaped (the lower edge). Condition: Encrusted dirt; otherwise good.

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